- BGG rank
- BGG #19,102
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Test of Arms
2 players120 min1988
Complexity 2.2/5
Best board games for 2 players
Find standalone games recommended for 2 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.
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Games
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,104
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Quests & Cannons: The Risen Islands
1–6 players20–120 min2025
Complexity 2.1/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,108
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Vinegar Joe's War: CBI
1–2 players240 min2005
Complexity 3.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,109
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Judge Dredd: I am the Law – Starter Set
2–8 players60–240 min2019
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,111
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Capsule Collector
2–4 players15 min2026
Complexity 1.5/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,113
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Escrete
2–4 players120 min1982
Complexity 1.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,116
- BGG rating
- 7.1
Operation Star: The Soviet Winter Offensive, 1943
2 players1979
Complexity 2.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,118
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Nord
2–4 players30 min2015
Complexity 3.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,120
- BGG rating
- 6.5
The Battle of Britain
2 players120 min1968
Complexity 2.6/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,121
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Code Triage
1–4 players60–120 min2018
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,122
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Hide & Seek
2–4 players10 min1989
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,124
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Ball Park Baseball
1–2 players30 min1971
Complexity 3.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,126
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Built for War: Design, Build, and Destroy World War II Tanks
2–4 players60–90 min2021
Complexity 2.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,127
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Raid the Pantry
2–4 players30 min2012
Complexity 1.7/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,128
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Counterpoint
2–3 players
Complexity 2.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,129
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Warplan: Dropshot II/III
2 players180 min2005
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,133
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Pescado Novo
2–4 players20–40 min2023
Complexity 1.2/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,134
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Hang in There!
2–4 players10 min2000
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,135
- BGG rating
- 5.8
Yetisburg: Titanic Battles in History, Vol. 1
2 players30 min2008
Complexity 1.4/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,136
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Camelio
2–4 players15–20 min2025
Complexity 1.0/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,137
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Hámster Gángster
2–4 players10–15 min2023
Complexity 1.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,139
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Forward to Richmond!
1–4 players180 min1980
Complexity 3.3/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,140
- BGG rating
- 6.2
BattleSpace: The BattleTech Game of Space Combat
2–6 players360 min1993
Complexity 2.9/5
- BGG rank
- BGG #19,141
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Paleontologists: Snowman Edition
1–100 players15–20 min2020
Complexity 1.8/5
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